# NTSB WPR25LA094: Cessna T210R, N105DF, Flagstaff, AZ, February 16, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: February 16, 2025, 14:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Coordinates: 35.162369, -111.72794 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1624&lon=-111.7279&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: FAA-FSDO, Textron Aviation
- NTSB case key (mKey): 199720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA094
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199720/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA094

## Preliminary report

On February 16, 2025, about 1445 mountain standard time, a Cessna T210R, N105DF, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Flagstaff, Arizona. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 repositioning flight. The pilot reported that he met with the airplane owner and mechanic prior to the flight and went over the recent maintenance that was performed on the airplane, which included the installation of a new engine and propeller along with an annual inspection. The pilot departed Sun Valley Airport (A20), Bullhead City, Arizona, with an intended destination of Tulsa, Oklahoma. During cruise flight at an altitude of 11,500 ft mean sea level, near Flagstaff, Arizona, the oil pressure indication dropped while the other engine instrument indications remained in their normal range. The pilot diverted to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG), Flagstaff, Arizona, and shortly afterwards, the engine lost total power. The pilot initiated a forced landing to an open area of level snow covered terrain. During the landing, the airplane collided with a barbed wire fence which resulted in substantial damage to the left elevator and both horizontal stabilizers. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Enroute-cruise: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna T210R, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=2073459), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N105DF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105DF), registered now, S/N 21064999, built 1986 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T210R
- Registry model: [Cessna T210R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t210r) (registry code 2073459) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 21064999
- Year built: 1986
- Airframe hours: 4626
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: Douglas Friesen
- Registered owner: Westwood Aero Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, February 6, 2025, 2 hours before
- Departed: A20, Bullhead City, AZ
- Destination: RVS, Tulsa, OK
- Equipment: Onboard weather, Stall warning system, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter: 30.13 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KFLG, 3 nm away
- METAR: KFLG 162157Z 24008KT 10SM CLR 11/M05 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01111050

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20250216001909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250216001909A), Feb 16, 2025: Cessna T210R, Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. The aircraft had just had a new engine installed. While relocating the aircraft from sun valley airport near bullhead city AZ to tulsa ok, the aircraft…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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